Yay! Trish was so kind to sent in her AMAZING wedding pictures and story! And what a deal she got on her dress. So without further ado...I am soo excited to have the privilege of sharing her story with you! Photos by Doug Gravino Photography/Doug Gravino Atlanta, GA
I love your new blog, the Plus Sized bride! I wish there had been something around like this when I was getting married.
I was married 8-20-2004. I'm attaching some photos and will paste my story below. DH and I were on an extreme budget--$4000 for the wedding (not including rings). I HAD to find a cheap dress, and DH freaked out that it was the price it was...I wound up buying my jewelry and shoes out of my pocket money and not the wedding budget. I spent $250 on the dress, $100 on alterations, $125 on the tiara and veil, and about $75 on jewelry and shoes. Anyway, here's my story that you can publish if you'd like......
As a size 14, I was a plus sized bride. We wanted to keep things very simple. We were also on a very limited budget because we paid for everything ourselves, so I knew that an expensive dress was out of the question. We had about 80 close friends and family at the ceremony at a small non-denominational church. We had a "finger food/appetizer" mid-afternoon reception in the gorgeous reception hall at the church.
Living in a large metro area, I had a good selection of plus sized gowns to choose from. After looking at some local shops and finding nothing under $700-800, I scheduled an appointment at David's Bridal. Although everyone tried to talk me into going out to the "Mega-Mart of Wedding Dresses," the prices were right.
Before my appointment, my MOH and I grabbed about a dozen dresses for me to try on. I cannot say much about my consultant because she was working with 3 brides at once. I think she checked in on me and commented on a few dresses. My MOH and I knew what looked good on me and what did not. After trying them all on, I bought the first dress. Although it was not my dream dress (that was $1500 at another shop), it was similar to my dream dress, I really liked it, and it looked great on me. Plus, it was only $250 on sale and needed very little alteration. In the interest of simplicity and not running around the 14 county metro Atlanta area anymore, the inexpensive dress price left money in the budget to get my veil and tiara at David's. They give you a discount on accessories when you buy them at the same time as the dress. Since all I needed was to have the dress hemmed and I was getting married in less than 6 weeks, I had it altered there as well for under $100. To save more money, I bought my earrings and necklace off the clearance sale at Macy's. I bought my shoes at a DSW and chose shoes that I could wear after the wedding.
I was married 8-20-2004. I'm attaching some photos and will paste my story below. DH and I were on an extreme budget--$4000 for the wedding (not including rings). I HAD to find a cheap dress, and DH freaked out that it was the price it was...I wound up buying my jewelry and shoes out of my pocket money and not the wedding budget. I spent $250 on the dress, $100 on alterations, $125 on the tiara and veil, and about $75 on jewelry and shoes. Anyway, here's my story that you can publish if you'd like......
As a size 14, I was a plus sized bride. We wanted to keep things very simple. We were also on a very limited budget because we paid for everything ourselves, so I knew that an expensive dress was out of the question. We had about 80 close friends and family at the ceremony at a small non-denominational church. We had a "finger food/appetizer" mid-afternoon reception in the gorgeous reception hall at the church.
Living in a large metro area, I had a good selection of plus sized gowns to choose from. After looking at some local shops and finding nothing under $700-800, I scheduled an appointment at David's Bridal. Although everyone tried to talk me into going out to the "Mega-Mart of Wedding Dresses," the prices were right.
Before my appointment, my MOH and I grabbed about a dozen dresses for me to try on. I cannot say much about my consultant because she was working with 3 brides at once. I think she checked in on me and commented on a few dresses. My MOH and I knew what looked good on me and what did not. After trying them all on, I bought the first dress. Although it was not my dream dress (that was $1500 at another shop), it was similar to my dream dress, I really liked it, and it looked great on me. Plus, it was only $250 on sale and needed very little alteration. In the interest of simplicity and not running around the 14 county metro Atlanta area anymore, the inexpensive dress price left money in the budget to get my veil and tiara at David's. They give you a discount on accessories when you buy them at the same time as the dress. Since all I needed was to have the dress hemmed and I was getting married in less than 6 weeks, I had it altered there as well for under $100. To save more money, I bought my earrings and necklace off the clearance sale at Macy's. I bought my shoes at a DSW and chose shoes that I could wear after the wedding.
